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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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